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chopstick · 07-19-2010, 07:44 AM

I recently moved to a new town and security here in is very high:

Multiple guards in every mall and parking lots (which are gated);
Mobile money guards with shotguns and ammo belts;
Gated communities everywhere, with multiple guards;
Police travel in groups (with automatic rifles);
Iron bars on all street-level windows, even on the ones inside the gated community;
No cell phones, sunglasses or hats inside banks.
To get a cell phone you Have to register the phone's number to your government issue ID.
To rent an apartment you NEED a guarantor.
To exit a free parking lot you need to get a ticket on the way in, then validate it at one of the shops before leaving and handing it to the gate operator.
In the parking lots there are people helping you enter and exit parking spaces, and when it's raining they have a big umbrella. Not really security in function, but certainly a deterrent.
To open a bank account you need ID (duh) + the printed invoice from phone, cable, gas, water, electric or Internet with your name and address on it (no, lease agreement isn't acceptable).

This is not a complaint. It's a series of observations.

Having said all that, I've not seen any sign of crime at all, and everyone tells me how quiet and safe this place is. I wonder if this security is the reason for the crime I've not seen, or if this is just a way to create jobs in a crushed economy.

Please comment.

07-19-2010, 07:44 AM
chopstick Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 188	SECURITY here is very high... I recently moved to a new town and security here in is very high: Multiple guards in every mall and parking lots (which are gated); Mobile money guards with shotguns and ammo belts; Gated communities everywhere, with multiple guards; Police travel in groups (with automatic rifles); Iron bars on all street-level windows, even on the ones inside the gated community; No cell phones, sunglasses or hats inside banks. To get a cell phone you Have to register the phone's number to your government issue ID. To rent an apartment you NEED a guarantor. To exit a free parking lot you need to get a ticket on the way in, then validate it at one of the shops before leaving and handing it to the gate operator. In the parking lots there are people helping you enter and exit parking spaces, and when it's raining they have a big umbrella. Not really security in function, but certainly a deterrent. To open a bank account you need ID (duh) + the printed invoice from phone, cable, gas, water, electric or Internet with your name and address on it (no, lease agreement isn't acceptable). This is not a complaint. It's a series of observations. Having said all that, I've not seen any sign of crime at all, and everyone tells me how quiet and safe this place is. I wonder if this security is the reason for the crime I've not seen, or if this is just a way to create jobs in a crushed economy. Please comment.